A cesarean section represents a significant medical decision that doctors don’t recommend lightly. While vaginal deliveries remain the preferred method for most births, specific circumstances can make ...

The moment you find out you’re pregnant, the questions start flooding in. One of the biggest decisions you’ll face is how you want to deliver your baby. With C-section rates climbing and natural birth ...

A series of delays in performing an emergency cesarean section cost the life of a Connecticut woman’s baby, according to a lawsuit filed against a hospital. The woman and her husband are suing because ...

Wear sturdy shoes with good traction and dress in layers that you can remove as you warm up. Keep music low, choose well-lit areas, and wear bright or reflective clothing. Walk on sidewalks or paths, ...

When journalist and professor Rachel Somerstein had an emergency C-section with her first child, the anesthesia didn't work. She says she could literally feel the operation as it was happening. Later, ...

After pushing for two hours with my first child, I was sent to have a C-section. With my second child, I tried for a VBAC but ended with a C-section again. For my last two babies, I just went ahead ...

When Rachel Somerstein was pregnant with her first child, delivering via cesarean section wasn’t in her plans. That changed the day she gave birth when after hours of labor, her daughter’s heartbeat ...